Sigifredo Lopez was held hostage by FARC guerrilla for seven years. But law enforcement officials say Lopez was actually a collaborator with them, and have charged him in connection with the death of his fellow lawmakers.
Former FARC Prisoner Sigifredo Lopez Accused of Being a Collaborator
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the country’s largest guerrilla group known as the FARC, is losing thousands of its fighters. They’re not dying�they’re giving up. Correspondent John Otis reports.
Many Colombians believe their country’s 40 year-old civil war may be winding down, but others say it may be a bit too early to celebrate, as The World’s Steven Dudley reports from the Colombian capital, Bogota.
The rescue operation represents a huge victory for the government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, and it’s also one more in a series of disasters for the rebel FARC movement, as The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Houston Chronicle reporter John Otis, who’s in Bogota and provides details of the rescue and intelligence operation that secured the release of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages held by Colombia’s FARC rebels.
Anchor Marco Werman has details on today’s emotional reunion between former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt and her children: the reunion took place in Bogota.
